Shortness of breath

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et al

I am also having difficulty with sob, asthma etc. My internist

first thought it was an allergy, but then tried an antibiotic, and I

am on an albuterol inhaler in addition to rhinocort. My rheumy took

me off the mtx as a precaution, leaving me on enbrel. I also have

reflux and colitis, and get inflammatory ulcers. This is

interesting to me that the reflux might cause the breathing

problems. I am coughing a lot, even with the inhaler, and esp. with

exertion. I have an appointment today with a pulmonologist, so we

shall see what his take on this all is. But I can relate to going

outside to get air, as it happens to me whenever I get a severe

coughing spell. That leaves me breathless also. My rheumatologist

mentioned something called interstitial fibrosis, which may also be

a result of autoimmune disease, as a possible explanation for my

symptoms. Hope this is helpful, I will keep posting and hope

everyone else so affected will as well. D

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I am NOT telling you to not go to a dr. BUT....

Both my husband and I had the shortness of breath, tachycardia (racing

heart), night sweats, etc. and it turned out to be babesia. I have this with my

clients all the time as well and what one can do is either go to a LLMD and get

on

something like Zithromax with Mepron (we did bottles and bottles of this),

flagyl, Malarone.... etc. Did all of those.

OR what we chose instead was artemesinin, natural. There is much info about

all of this and it is up to each individual to chose what their options are and

what they want to do. Babesia is a protozoa, separate from lyme, and it kills

your red blood cells. You will have cold extremities, chest discomfort,

racing heart/palpitations, night sweats, chills, fevers possibly, not

necessarily

all of these and they 'come and go'.

sue massie, CNHP

732 933-4011

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I had not heard that Dr. S. is closing down shop. I have heard he is moving his

office.

seashell_555 <seashell_555@...> wrote:

Ok, guys you have my attention. unfortunately, I can't run off to

a Lyme specialist right away. Money ..where is one??

Dr. Singleton is closing down shop. His, replacement - my

doc,coincidentally, has been treating me for awhile and JUST

mentioned the possibility of Lymes. Sigh. So, there's a learing

curve there I don't want to deal with.

My thoughts are moving in with my parents in CT (right near Lyme!)

and getting this thing treated up there. I'm afraid to get tested

because I currently do not have insurance. So, I've gotta move, get

a job, and then get treated??

Lymes does require alot of you, eh?

[Guest guest]

<<<<There is much info about

all of this and it is up to each individual to chose what their options are and

what they want to do. Babesia is a protozoa, separate from lyme, and it kills

your red blood cells.

You will have cold extremities, chest discomfort,

racing heart/palpitations, night sweats, chills, fevers possibly, not

necessarily

all of these and they 'come and go'.>>>>

These are also symptoms of Sarcoidosis..during flares..........along with

granolomas, uveitis, elevated ACE level, dry eyes and dry skin.

Connieknwnj

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Yes, shortness of breath is a symptom of hyperthyroid. I find it goes

away completely when my levels are normal.

Nissa

>Hi Everyone,

>I wanted to know if any of you experience shortness of breath with

>hyperthyroid. Is this a symptom. My daughter was hiking in very large

>mountains*she's the one who went to New Zealand) and said she

>experienced an asthma attack. I just wondered if it was truly asthma

>(which now she wants a puffer for). Is this just a hyper T symptom and

>will a puffer help. What suggestions would you give her. Seems if she

>stops and rests and doesn't panick the symptoms subside.

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[Guest guest]

Hi

My experience is that shortness of breath can definitely be a die-off

reaction! As soon as I cut out fruit, I could barely breathe. And I

stayed that way for perhaps a year - not much fun - sometimes I would

weep out of desperation for some oxygen, but that only made it worse.

I can still remember the first time I tried to take a breath and

actually felt as thought I'd gotten air into my lungs - boy was I

excited! I figured that was a great sign that I was making progress.

Now (about 6 months since that first successful breath), I hardly ever

get the shortness of breath - really only when I let myself get

stressed about something - emotional stuff. A fight with my husband

will always bring it back for an hour or so. I find that fascinating.

Doing yoga helped me to learn correct breathing techniques - that could

have helped more than I realised at the time? Oh, and yawning (the kind

of yawn that shows your tonsils) will sometimes force the air to get

in - not very often though.

Hope this reassures you more than it alarms. You will get past this

phase - and surely my timeframe is ridiculously exaggerated - I think I

must be a very slow healer - might be something to do with that

swede/rutabaga I've been eating without realising it was

forbidden! . . .

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I> feel like I can't get a good breath. I think it's a withdrawal

> symptom/die-off reaction because it goes away if I eat something with

> carbs. Has anyone else had this experience? I could deal with the flu-

> like symptoms, but I can't deal with not being able to get a good

> breath.

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> I've been on the Candida diet for about three months. I had die-off

> reactions for the first few weeks and then started to feel much

better

> (increased energy, sleeping better, moods improved, digestion

improved,

> etc.). Within the past couple of weeks I've been having shortness of

> breath. It's really bothering me because it will come on suddenly and

I

> feel like I can't get a good breath. I think it's a withdrawal

> symptom/die-off reaction because it goes away if I eat something with

> carbs. Has anyone else had this experience? I could deal with the flu-

> like symptoms, but I can't deal with not being able to get a good

> breath.

Hi Meghan. Shortness of breath can be a die-off symptom, and/or by

toxins, such as soy products or neurotoxins such as MSG, carraganeen,

sulphites, nutrates, and many others. First, doublecheck your

supplements to ensure they do not contain soy. Then see if any foods

you eat contain neurotoxic substances.

Candida causes low thyroid function, which can also cause shortness of

breath. However it can be confusing because both low thyroid and high

thyroid cause shortness of breath. If you are taking thyroid

medications or iodine (or any high iodine sources like kelp or seaweed)

you might need to cut back on them, in which case you should get re-

tested.

It is also common for the body to run on its sympathetic nervous system

when you are sick which can also cause shortness of breath. You can

switch that system off and turn on the parasympathetic nervous system

by doing deep breathing exercises, which are slow deliberate breaths

through the nose and out through the mouth - see these articles:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/menu1_4_1.php

Sometimes shortness of breath is because there is too much carbon

dioxide in the blood, which is balanced with bicarbonate of soda. See

if taking 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in water helps to alleviate it.

If it doesn't, the problem isn't because of too much carbon dioxide.

Please let me know if this helps or not, as I am curious.

Some people get anxiety attacks which causes shortness of breath too,

but doing deep breathing exercises will help that a lot.

Lastly, have you ever had shortness of breath in the past, maybe

related to respiratory problems or diseases? If you had, your body

could also be retracing such symptoms according to Hering's Law of

Cure: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/menu1_1_2.php

The best, Bee

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I have the same exact symptom right now as a matter of fact. It seems

to come and go. It can stick around all day. It feels a bit like

anxiety.

Sandy

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I go through periods where I have that, although in my case it's

a symptom of my disease (PLS).

It tends to come and go.

From:

low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On

Behalf Of Lawrence Lee

Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 4:34 PM

low dose naltrexone

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] shortness of breath

Have any of you experienced a

sensation of shortness of breath when taking the 4.5 mg dosage? I'm

currently taking it on a preventative basis after removing my salivary gland

cancer. I don't know if it is pure coincidence but I didn't notice this

sensation when I was tapering up from 1.5 to 3.0 mg. My lungs were clear

on my PET scan 3 months ago and I'm hoping this isn't lung metastasis.

Hopefully this sensation is purely a side effect from the maximum dosage for

LDN.

Lawrence

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Wow, that is a bit alarming, I experienced some strange anxiety, which brings on shortness of breath, when I attempted to go to 4.5 from 3, thusfar still at 3. I felt like I wanted to saddle my horse and ride off in all directions, but not knowing where I needed to go. After some time, I actually found I could

breath with more ease, perhaps ten weeks into LDN. I have a meter, my blood oxygen level went from ninety three up to ninety seven, and steady there. I would think if this shortness of breath continues perhaps more than a week, and you can rule out anxiety. I would exchange with my docter

and get his opinion.

warm regards david

[low dose naltrexone] shortness of breath

Have any of you experienced a sensation of shortness of breath when taking the 4.5 mg dosage? I'm currently taking it on a preventative basis after removing my salivary gland cancer. I don't know if it is pure coincidence but I didn't notice this sensation when I was tapering up from 1.5 to 3.0 mg. My lungs were clear on my PET scan 3 months ago and I'm hoping this isn't lung metastasis. Hopefully this sensation is purely a side effect from the maximum dosage for LDN.

Lawrence

[Guest guest]

What you are describing reminds me of symptoms of too

much Thyroid.

Garnet

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dAVId wrote:

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> Wow, that is a bit alarming, I experienced some strange anxiety, which

> brings on shortness of breath, when I attempted to go to 4.5 from 3,

> thusfar still at 3. I felt like I wanted to saddle my horse and ride

> off in all directions, but not knowing where I needed to go. After some

> time, I actually found I could

> breath with more ease, perhaps ten weeks into LDN. I have a meter, my

> blood oxygen level went from ninety three up to ninety seven, and steady

> there. I would think if this shortness of breath continues perhaps more

> than a week, and you can rule out anxiety. I would exchange with my docter

> and get his opinion.

> warm regards david

>

> * [low dose naltrexone] shortness of breath

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> Have any of you experienced a sensation of shortness of breath when

> taking the 4.5 mg dosage? I'm currently taking it on a preventative

> basis after removing my salivary gland cancer. I don't know if it

> is pure coincidence but I didn't notice this sensation when I was

> tapering up from 1.5 to 3.0 mg. My lungs were clear on my PET scan

> 3 months ago and I'm hoping this isn't lung metastasis. Hopefully

> this sensation is purely a side effect from the maximum dosage for LDN.

>

> Lawrence

>

>

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Dear ,

It is hard to define what my symptoms of pericardial effusions were, it was some

time ago, but I would advise going to a cardiologist. It was found in an x-ray.

I don't know if you have to have PE to determine if you have the pericardial

effusion. They could see my heart in the background. At the time I was having a

hard time breathing because of the pleural effusion, but I also had pneumonia.

My doctor could not find anything wrong with me, but for weeks I had a nightly

fever and mild chest pains. Its sort of like having pleurisy, it's fluid in

the sack that covers the organs. One night when I tried to inhale and take a

deep breath, I could not exhale. I had very shallow breathing. Now that was

scary. It was like squeezing a balloon and letting the air out in small

increments. I called for an ambulance and the EMT told me before I even got in

the ambulance that I had pneumonia. Bingo! Now I wondered how she knew what my

doctor didn't know. At the hospital, I could see he was embarrased and he tried

to apologize by saying he hadn't heard anything. It was there they found out I

had 3 things to treat. My doctor had the absolute nerve to ask why I went to

the hospital in an ambulance. I said, " Excuse me, I have been a charter member

of that ambulance service for 20 years and never used it and I knew they had

oxygen on board and didn't know what was wrong and didn't want to stop breathing

on the way to the hospital. " He didn't say a word. Well when he did the same

thing to my husband, saying he didn't hear anything. I brought him to another

doctor who said he was losing his vital signs and was in the hospital for 29

days. We dropped him after that. All I can say is just don't leave anything up

to chance, lean on your higher self when making your decisions.

Hands & Hearts,

Lottie Duthu

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much, Lottie.

[ ] Shortness of breath

Dear ,

It is hard to define what my symptoms of pericardial effusions were, it was

some time ago, but I would advise going to a cardiologist. It was found in an

x-ray. I don't know if you have to have PE to determine if you have the

pericardial effusion. They could see my heart in the background. At the time I

was having a hard time breathing because of the pleural effusion, but I also had

pneumonia. My doctor could not find anything wrong with me, but for weeks I had

a nightly fever and mild chest pains. Its sort of like having pleurisy, it's

fluid in the sack that covers the organs. One night when I tried to inhale and

take a deep breath, I could not exhale. I had very shallow breathing. Now that

was scary. It was like squeezing a balloon and letting the air out in small

increments. I called for an ambulance and the EMT told me before I even got in

the ambulance that I had pneumonia. Bingo! Now I wondered how she knew what my

doctor didn't know. At the hospital, I could see he was embarrased and he tried

to apologize by saying he hadn't heard anything. It was there they found out I

had 3 things to treat. My doctor had the absolute nerve to ask why I went to the

hospital in an ambulance. I said, " Excuse me, I have been a charter member of

that ambulance service for 20 years and never used it and I knew they had oxygen

on board and didn't know what was wrong and didn't want to stop breathing on the

way to the hospital. " He didn't say a word. Well when he did the same thing to

my husband, saying he didn't hear anything. I brought him to another doctor who

said he was losing his vital signs and was in the hospital for 29 days. We

dropped him after that. All I can say is just don't leave anything up to chance,

lean on your higher self when making your decisions.

Hands & Hearts,

Lottie Duthu

[Guest guest]

Hi .

I've gotten these same reactions. I could have written your post. Once in a while now (not very often) this happens to me but there's always a reason. Also, I still have my capsules, so I'm continually fighting poisons in me. My detox/ supplement protocol as well as avoiding the triggers as best as possible keeps me at bay. For me, it could be foods or a chemical exposure. The problem can be resolved in my case with taking a product that helps me breathe like D-Hist by Orthomolecular Medicine, some extra Vitamin C & Quercetin, and if necessary detox nutrients for example reduced L- Glutathione.. I use Tri Salts http://www.aehf.com/search.php?mode=search & page=1. (with or without the sodium) which is very helpful as well. Your total chemical load is still too high and your system toxic, so the lack of oxygen/

breathing difficulties are some of your reactions. It will dissipate, but you need some remedies to help you out some. I also have oxygen tanks which on occasion I use that are helpful. I know it's hard but try to think past where you are right now. I've found that with hard work and knowing a lot of tricks to get you out of a bad place, you learn amazing things on how to heal your body or at the very least get you out of a jam . I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for everything I've learned so far and with all I do know there's so much more I don't know. Every day we learn another morsel of info to apply to out wellness protocol. Keep the faith, but work on remedies to help you out.

Just another thing I'd need to add. As far as the Nizoral, at first I tolerated it, then I didn't, so the doctor might have to make a change at some point. What about a supplement for example like this to help you along? http://www.iherb.com/Nutrition-Now-Yeast-Defense-120-Capsules/5915?at=0.

Hugs,

There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid. Gandhi

From: Hyde <megan3618@...> Sent: Sun, April 3, 2011 11:39:36 PMSubject: shortness of breath

Hello,

For those of you that have experienced shortness of breath due to a fugal or mold issue with your implants, how long did it take for that symptom to resolve after treatment with anti fungals? Are lungs capable of "bouncing back" from this after proper treatment? I am only 4 days into treatment with Nizoral, so I know it is still early. I am already starting to feel a bit more clear headed and slightly more energized, but the shortness of breath is still very bothersome. It's to the point where I feel light headed a lot of the time, presumably due to the lack of oxygen. Sometimes they will also get an inflamed feeling, like I have been running in the cold. I don't really think there's much to do for it except hope that the anti fungals will hurry up and take care of things. I know that while steroids might provide temporary relief to my airways, they are essentially "growing the fungal

infection" which is very counter productive and not an option. I am just praying that there was not permanent damage caused. I am 3 months post explant and 1 month post capsulectomy by the way. If anyone has some experience with this that they could share I would really appreciate it. : )

Thank you kindly,

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That is incredible ! 5 miles. You go girl. That's something to work toward again. I forget how careful we have to be with natural living so I had a couple setbacks this week. My husband painted our 2nd bedroom with a no voc paint but I still felt lousy the next few days. And I tried wearing makeup on sat and sun woke up with a red puffy flaky under eye, which is still there, but better....bah. So minor when you think of worse times thou,..and yes the mold thing is such an ongoing issue. Especially if you live in a damp area or have lots of trees around...hugs, bev Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: Natural Medicine <natmedgal@...>Sender: Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 21:28:40 -0700 (PDT)< >Reply Subject: Re: shortness of breathHi Bev It's all so true. In conjunction with using some of my remedies and putting into high gear lowering the total load, I was taking walks on the beach for 5 miles about 5 times a week I kid you not. The mold issues seems to be so strong for us. Boy do I wish i had seen my implants... hate to think what's left in there. But I'm sure there's still mold residue ..seems to be a biggie! Hugs, There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid. GandhiFrom: "moodynomad@..." <moodynomad@...> Sent: Mon, April 4, 2011 12:12:32 AMSubject: Re: shortness of breath Hey megan-congrats on getting everything out. That's so great. I have been dealing with mold in a big way. I was left with moldy capsule in me so too got waaaay worse after 'improper explant'. I haven't had one drug in me since anastesia from explant in sept. And I did not do well with any of it. So I've done everything with supplements, herbs and things like coffe enemas and epsom salt baths...I'm not familiar with any prescription drugs or steroids really. But yes my shortness of breath was so bad I couldn't walk more than 5 feet w/o getting winded or a flight of stairs for that matter. I couldn't get a good breath ever really it felt like. It was sooo scary. 3 months after explant I finally got on mold killing herbs and have been doing cold laser therapy to break up the scar tissue left in me. All is going well so far. I still have a touch of mold showing up but the shortness of breath has been gone prob at least 2 months now. So it took about amonth after I started attacking the mold. The body is an Amazing machine. You will heal. Don't worry. We generally don't use our lungs to our full capacity so you will have to start 'working them out'. Breathe slow and steady inhales for a count of 3 then exhale for 3. When you're ready go to count of 4,5,6..could take a long time but its ok, just listen to your body. Its also good to calm your system. We've been thru so much- our poor bodies. I remember every day feeling like a year when you're in that dark place thou...hang in there! You can learn so much from this experience and be healthier than ever. ~bev Sent via BlackBerry by AT & TFrom: Hyde <megan3618@...> Sender: Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 20:39:36 -0700 (PDT)< >Reply Subject: shortness of breathHello, For those of you that have experienced shortness of breath due to a fugal or mold issue with your implants, how long did it take for that symptom to resolve after treatment with anti fungals? Are lungs capable of "bouncing back" from this after proper treatment? I am only 4 days into treatment with Nizoral, so I know it is still early. I am already starting to feel a bit more clear headed and slightly more energized, but the shortness of breath is still very bothersome. It's to the point where I feel light headed a lot of the time, presumably due to the lack of oxygen. Sometimes they will also get an inflamed feeling, like I have been running in the cold. I don't really think there's much to do for it except hope that the anti fungals will hurry up and take care of things. I know that while steroids might provide temporary relief to my airways, they are essentially "growing the fungalinfection" which is very counter productive and not an option. I am just praying that there was not permanent damage caused. I am 3 months post explant and 1 month post capsulectomy by the way. If anyone has some experience with this that they could share I would really appreciate it. : ) Thank you kindly,